- This article is about the upcoming Netflix series. For other similar uses, see The Last Airbender (disambiguation).
Avatar: The Last Airbender[4] is an upcoming series produced by Netflix in partnership with Nickelodeon, aiming to retell the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender in a live action format. Both Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were returning to helm this adaptation, until they departed from the series in 2020.[5] Production was originally scheduled to begin in 2019,[6] with the show slated to air in 2020.[4]
Production
While no casting choices have been announced, it was stated by Daniel Richtman in a post that they were "looking for a mostly Asian cast and a 12-14 [year old] Asian kid to play Aang".[7] DiMartino and Konietzko corroborated this in a post of their own, saying that they wanted to make a show that featured a "culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast".[8]
The following people and studios are known to be involved in the show:
On August 12, 2020, DiMartino and Konietzko announced they left the production in June, citing creative differences with Netflix.[5]
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